Commissioned Services and Community Pharmacy

“Could you please supply me with some information regarding commissioned services and community pharmacy? I would like to know:-

1

What services are currently commissioned through community pharmacy

· Emergency Hormonal Contraception & Chlamydia Screening

· Chlamydia Screen Counter-top kits

· Smoking Cessation

· Needle & Syringe Provision

· Supervised Consumption

2

Please send SLAs for each commissioned service and details of lead commissioner plus contact details

Please note that this information is publicly available on the Devon Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC) website. Please follow the below link to the locally commissioned service specifications (select the page for Public Health Devon)

Do you commission any services through other providers and if so what services and who are the providers, please include contact details

Please note that Devon County Council (DCC) commissions a large volume of services through other providers. If you wish to receive details, please could you confirm whether you are referring to the same services commissioned through community pharmacies or the whole remit of commissioning responsibilities for DCC / Public Health.

5

Are there any future services being looked at and if so what are these services?”

Information not held in accordance with Section 3(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please note that the FOI Act covers requests for documented information held by the Council, as opposed to future speculation.